My experience thus far with fmq has been limited to a frantic meandering pattern very similar in appearance to the result you get when dipping a blow flys' feet into ink, then spraying him with fly spray and letting him loose to stagger around in a chaotic stupor. Got it?
Well, I put the fm foot on the Juki for the first time 2 days ago, armed myself with a gazillion practice sandwiches, steeled my resolve and set forth to see what I could manage with the new machine.
Day 1: I'm at staggering blowfly level with no improvement at the end of the day. And my garbage bin is now stuffed to the brim with my sad and sorry bounty...thank goodness it's rubbish night tomorrow night!!
Day 2: I'm scouring the internet for information, advice, and ooooo what's this...a tasty new recipe for stone ground flour....woops, focus here....back to defeating the blow fly staggers.....day 2 evening after tea (Mr.Ruby is fast asleep in the chair and the tellie is not inspiring) and my blowfly staggers are still there.
Day 3: I'm munching over breakfast thinking about the stuff I've read on the internet...okay....armed with a coffee and a brave disregard for the housework waiting to be done I head back to the Juki. I do 3 things: I crank my presser foot pressure completely off, I change my needle to a whacking big number 14, and I decide to not trace any lines to try and follow. Perhaps going "freehand" will be better...you know, not worrying about "going off the lines and trying to correct" and then, like a visitation from the gods above I got.....daisies...lots of lovely daisies...not perfect mind you, but good enough to put on a quilt and keep me smiling!
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